Desktop Tools and Development Environment

Opening Documents

When you open MATLAB documents, they open in the associated tool. If the tool is not already open, it opens when you open the document.

How to open a document depends on the document type.

Document Type and Tool	How to Open Document	Where Document Appears by Default	Other Techniques to Open Document
M-file (or other text file) in the Editor/Debugger	Click the Open file button in the desktop toolbar and select the file.	In the last location of the Editor/Debugger. The default location is outside of the desktop.	Opening Existing Files in the Editor/Debugger
Array in the Array Editor	Double-click a variable in the Workspace browser.	In the last location of the Array Editor. The default location is docked in the desktop.	Opening the Array Editor
HTML or similar page in the Web browser	Double-click the filename in the Current Directory browser.	In the Web browser window, outside of the desktop, replacing the existing Web browser document.	Web Browser
Figure	The plot function.	In a figure window, outside of the desktop.	Any other function or tool that creates a figure window.

Grouping (Tabbing) Tools Together

Navigating Among Documents--The Document Bar

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